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ENBjörkäng
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water590 m
- Distance to farmland90 m
- Distance to shoreline390 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.6 km
- Distance to industry3.8 km
- Distance to power line2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store520 m
- Distance to school4.2 km
- Distance to train station12.9 km
Median across 394 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 370–428
- 445–940
- 5410–1439
- 3515–1938
- 4220–2426
- 2325–2924
- 3230–3434
- 3935–3953
- 4140–4428
- 3545–4930
- 4850–5443
- 5355–5954
- 5260–6446
- 4065–6953
- 4670–7433
- 4575–7941
- 2880+25
Men 694Women 635
Marital status
- Unmarried652 (49 %)
- Married530 (40 %)
- Divorced107 (8 %)
- Widowed34 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkäng, 1,329 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 198 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Gothenburg1 h 9 min
- Malmö2 h 17 min
- Municipal seat15 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Strömma damm9 ha7.1 km
- Stegasjön20 ha9.8 km
- Ottersjön80 ha10 km
- Skärsjön301 ha10.2 km
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Associations and activities
- BjörkängsgårdenÖvrigtOther
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone15.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)23 km
- Coastal erosion560 m
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality210 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve330 m
- Natura 2000320 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.7 km
- Water protection area10 km
- Habitat protection7.4 km
- National conservation interest860 m
- National heritage interest5.7 km
Services & safety
- School3.3 km
- Fire station3.9 km
- Police station12.3 km
- Civil defence shelter9.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site700 m
- Swimming pool4.3 km
- Campsite590 m
- Hiking trail10.6 km
- Cycle trail650 m
- Floodlit track28.2 km
- Birding site14 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality540 m
- Café2.2 km
- Petrol station4.1 km
- Library12.1 km
- Sports hall3.5 km
- Hotel1.4 km
- Care home11.4 km
- Recycling centre3.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road410 m
- Railway5.8 km
- Power line2 km
- Wind turbine1.7 km
- Mobile mast1.6 km
- Military area34.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.6 km
- Quarry9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 km
- Church4.5 km
- Community hall3.5 km
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population69,070
- Median income413,800 kr/yr
- Average age44.2 years
The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Björkäng.